ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2017

would love to hear any jpop recs though since i'm not that up on it

akrakabo is SO MUCH SONG

is serge beynaud generally this good

Not really, no. I threw a vote to the whole album, but Akrakabo towers over anything else he has done. But mind you, I also think it towers over anything else from 2017.

Somewhere there's a video of Didier Drogba dancing to another of his songs that's worth seeking out.

the Mondo Grosso would slot really well onto the Katamari Damacy soundtrack

the.... breakdown? about 2:30 into "akrakabo" is so great. the drums!

this feels like the one we can all agree on, there's a song like this that emerges every year

innocent cute concept stuff

hyperactive signature sound

Both of these things are where I see the intersection between RV & J-pop. They always strike me as very cutesy and peppy but not going as far as taking it into the realm of weird, which is where I like that style to be taken. I dunno, maybe this is just me, though.

best song I've heard that i didn't know before is Mondo Grosso.

the Richard Dawson track is excellent. i think his folk music side comes a bit from Shirley Collins, i sense an influence there.

Should fit yr maximalist needs lj :)

Love it.

the Little Big Town tune is also a really good one. they're perpetually overlooked but they're easily one of the best out there in the country genre today.

https://i.imgur.com/WlhZq0H.jpg

24 LIL UZI VERT "XO Tour Llif3" [280 points, 12 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/WrsFXgQk5UI

RV aren't really cutesy by kpop standards, i'm thinking groups like Apink etc. which is a style that doesn't really interest me much unless something weird is done with it (and it is every now and then in kpop)

woah assumed this would be quite a bit higher

uzi too low imo

fuck yeah Akrakabo! a deserved placement. absolute BANGER and absolutely one of my faves of the year

Akrakabo is fuckin nuts, holy shit

Uzi placement feels right

hoped one of Akrakabo or Melanin would place, nice

Still hoping for Melanin, but would be surprised if it beats Akrakabo.

so done with nihilistic cloud trap

XO Tour Llif3 is a perfect pop song, with generation-defining ambitions that it nearly reaches. I had it in my top 15

xp i don't really care if you cry

glad this was such a hit this year

xo feels like a song that's going to age very well

also have a soft spot for the science project version

it just makes me sad for the generation inheriting this fucked earth. guess it's the new punk or w/e

I'm not into anything vaguely trappish either, but let's not get dramatic.

idk I think they're doing fine xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x2RksGrzyE

(and he whispered...NO YOUTUBE EMBEDS)

oh fuck sorry

I have images turned off so I never think abt these things

fun lyric flip but hoo boy that's bad autotuning going on there

lol

There's one song where I saw it on the nominations list and went 'Oh right, I actually really liked that back then...' which I can imagine enough other voters to feel that way about that it should make it right about now and if it does you'll all go insane :)
Fingers crossed

Also, kinda like cloud trap, I guess.

it's important that all tracks that place sound timeless forever and that we can gauge that in advance

https://i.imgur.com/f2jg3RC.jpg

23 SUSANNE SUNDFØR "Undercover" [284 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
https://youtu.be/v-DbVLd1faU

fuck yes

didn't even occur to me to vote for this instead of the album but it's a staggering song

this is probably my least favorite song in the top 77. What am i missing here?

whattttttt I did NOT expect this to place. voted for it!

idk it's beautiful man xp

ten love songs was obviously an amazing record, but there wasn't a song that showcased just how incredible a vocalist she is like "undercover" does. the final minute is mind-blowing.

I like the album plenty but this can't help but kinda tower over it

she nails it every time live too. we are lucky to have her.

https://youtu.be/8MmbT9ASWyg

Incredible song. The way it builds towards the end is breathtaking.

there were a few other songs i liked more on the album but it's still quite good.

just another day on earth where i listened to "undercover" and cried lol

she nails it every time live too

yeah this was something to behold